210 - Wladyslaw Jackiewicz, "Kompozycja IV", signed, mixed media, framed

Wladyslaw Jackiewicz, "Kompozycja IV", signed, mixed media, framed Wladyslaw Jackiewicz, 1924 Podbrodzie - 2016 Gdańsk, Polish painter, figure/torso, oil/mixed media/canvas, 80 x 54 cm, signed, occasional craquelure, inscribed on the reverse of the frame, mounted on a stretcher About the artist: Jackiewicz was one of the leading Polish painters of the post-war generation and, at the same time, a defining figure in the Gdańsk art scene. It is particularly interesting to see how his style evolved over the decades from representational painting to a highly abstract depiction of the human body. His aim was to reduce his work to form, line, surface and colour. The figures often appear cut off or intertwined. Anatomical details largely disappear; what remains are abstract, organic forms. He completed his studies at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Sopot/Gdańsk, graduating in 1952 under Artur Nacht-Samborski. He later served there as a professor, dean and, from 1969 to 1981, even as rector. He was also one of the co-founders of the ‘Grupa Gdańska’, an important artists’ group in post-war Polish art. His works have been exhibited internationally, inter alia at the 1988 Venice Biennale. Today, his works can be found in the National Museums of Warsaw, Gdańsk, Poznań and Wrocław, as well as at the Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź.